Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met on a dueling ground in Weehawken on July 11, 1804, the result of a minor insult exacerbated by a long-standing enmity. Hamilton was mortally wounded; Burr's political career suffered a fatal blow. In a tragic twist of fate, Hamilton's 19-year-old son had been killed on the same field 3 years earlier, and Hamilton chose his son's dueling pistol as a weapon. Learn More...